JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS BS – Journalism Course Requirements University Graduation Requirements 47 Core Lower Division General Education 33 Of the 39 units required by the university, 6 units may be satisfied by coursework outline below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3, or B4 must be passed with a "C" or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details. Upper Division General Education 9 Of the 9 units required by he university, 0 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details. American Institutions 6 Coursework shown below for the 6 units required by the university are double counted within GE. Consult with major advisor for details. Complete one sequence from: Asian American Studies 6 AAS 033A Asian Americans in the United States Historical and Political Process M6 3 AAS 033B. Asian Americans in the United States Historical and Political Process M7 3 U.S. History and Government 6 HIST 015A. U.S. History and Government M6 3 HIST 015B. U.S. History and Government M7 3 Can be taken as POLS 015 A/B as well Mexican American Studies 6 MAS 010A. Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government M6 3 MAS 010B. Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government M7 3 Physical Education 2 Graduation Writing Assessment Requirements 0 At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html. Preparation of the Major 24 POLS 103. Local Government and Politics 3 MCOM 063. New Media 3 MCOM 100W. Writing Workshop: Mass Communications Z 3 MCOM 163. Advanced New Media Technologies 3 Academic Focus, chosen with approval of school major academic advisor 12 Requirements of the Major 40 Mass Communication Core 16 MCOM 070. Visual Communication for Modern Media MCOM 072. Mass Communication and Society 3 D3 3 MCOM 101. Media Law and Ethics 3 MCOM 106. Global Mass Communication 3 MCOM 111. Internship 3 MCOM 180. Global Leadership 1-6 Journalism Core 24 JOUR 061. Writing for Print, Electronic and Online Media 3 JOUR 095. Beginning Digital News Photography 3 JOUR 132. Information Gathering on the Internet 3 JOUR 133. Editing and News Management 3 JOUR 135. Reporting, Editing, and Management 1-3 JOUR 165. Television News Staff 1-3 JOUR 166. Convergence Newsroom 3 Complete one sequence from: JOUR 136. Newspaper and Magazine Design 3 JOUR 142. Beginning Visual Journalism for Print/Electronic Media 3 University Electives 9 The JMC School is nationally accredited by the Association of College Educators in Journalism and Mass Communications. All journalism degree students must successfully complete 72 units outside the major and of them, 65 must be liberal arts and science classes. Total Units: 120